[ EuroArts DVD / 4 DVD Box Set ]
Release Date: Friday 16 February 2018
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Riccardo Chailly in Leipzig - a must-have for all Chailly fans. Including Riccardo Chailly's legendary inaugural concert as Kapellmeister in Leipzig. Capturing the atmosphere of a unique musical occasion, the concert is a real Mendelssohn-feast played by the orchestra founded by this very composer. Beautiful romantic repertoire (Mendelssohn, Schumann) combined with stellar soloists. Featuring Martha Argerich playing Schumann's Piano Concerto. The DVD set includes the Petite Messe Solennelle by Rossini and a colourful staging of Verdi's "Un ballo in maschera" from the Leipzig Opera. Stage Director Ermanno Olmi is best known for his exceptional work in Italian cinema.
His films (The Legend of the Holy Drinker, The Tree of Wooden Clogs) possess a profound beauty rarely seen in contemporary film.
"Mr Chailly's genius for the Rossini style has ripened with the years. His performance has daring and velocity." Gramophone [on Missa Solennelle]
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Op. 21
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 'Lobgesang'
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (complete opera)
Massimiliano Pisapia (Riccardo), Franco Vassallo (Renato), Chiara Taigi (Amelia), Annamaria Chiuri (Ulrica)